Definition of precident

The monthly cost of ADC to more than 100000 recipients in the county is 4.4 million dollars , said C._Virgil_Martin , president of Carson_Pirie_Scott_+_Co. , committee chairman .

(The New York Times,...)

Horton_Smith of Detroit , a former president of the Professional_Golfers_Association , will receive the Ben_Hogan_Trophy for his comeback following a recent illness .

("Editorials"...)

They are leaving so fast that the president of the West_German_Employers'_Federation issued an appeal this week to factory_workers in the West to volunteer for six months ' front-line work in factories in West_Berlin .

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

By 1883 the `` Battenkill_Telegraph_Company '' was in existence and Alvin_Pettibone was its president .

3. President [ n ] the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States governmentExamples:"the President likes to jog every morning"

Used in print:

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

The Secretary shall make reports to the President and the Congress at the beginning of each regular session of the action taken or instituted by him under the provisions of_this Act and of prospective action during the ensuing year .

(The Department of State: A Fresh Look at the...)

The senior policy officer may be moved to think hard about a problem by any of an infinite variety of stimuli : an idea in his own head , the suggestions of a colleague , a question from the Secretary or the President , a proposal by another department , a communication from a foreign government or an American ambassador abroad , the filing of an item for the agenda of the United_Nations or of any other of dozens of international bodies , a news_item read at the breakfast_table , a question to the President or the Secretary at a news_conference , a speech by a Senator or Congressman , an article in a periodical , a resolution from a national organization , a request for assistance from some private American interests abroad , et_cetera , ad_infinitum .

The senior policy officer may be moved to think hard about a problem by any of an infinite variety of stimuli : an idea in his own head , the suggestions of a colleague , a question from the Secretary or the President , a proposal by another department , a communication from a foreign government or an American ambassador abroad , the filing of an item for the agenda of the United_Nations or of any other of dozens of international bodies , a news_item read at the breakfast_table , a question to the President or the Secretary at a news_conference , a speech by a Senator or Congressman , an article in a periodical , a resolution from a national organization , a request for assistance from some private American interests abroad , et_cetera , ad_infinitum .

Can the President or the Secretary act under existing authority , or will new legislation and new money be required ?

We cannot test public_opinion until the President and the leaders of the country have gone to the public to explain what is required and have asked them for support for the necessary action .

6. President [ n ] the office of the US head of stateExamples:"a President is elected every four years"

Used in print:

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

a former Democratic candidate for President , a New_Deal poet , the magazine 's chief editorial writer , two newspaper_columnists , head of a national broadcasting_company , a popular Protestant evangelist , etc. .